In July 2017, we launched a Facebook group called Women Who Travel, aimed at being a space for all self-identifying women to share their travel stories, offer advice, and form a community of like-minded women. Today, we’re some 120,000 members strong—with a weekly podcast by the same name—and we’re hitting the road to bring our community together IRL. Welcome to the Women Who Travel meetup series!

Over the past year, members of our Women Who Travel community have come together at meetups in cities like New York, Oakland, and Miami to share their love of travel and swap stories, tips, and ideas about exploring the world. In January, we hosted a live episode of our "Women Who Travel" podcast alongside our D.C. meetup—our first time doing so—for a dynamic event that you all loved so much, we decided to do it again. And where better to do so than in Austin, Texas's capital of cool, during its most popular event of the year?

Yes, there will be crowds—it is South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, after all—but there will also be world-famous barbecue, great minds speaking on topics like pay inequity and overtourism, and highs above 70 degrees to make the journey well worth the fuss. Even better? This specific event is not part of the official SXSW lineup, so you don't need a SXSW pass to attend (though if you do have a pass, you can catch Condé Nast Traveler on two panels during the festival).

Join the Women Who Travel community on Monday, March 11 and spend the morning with like-minded female travelers IRL. The event will be hosted by Condé Nast Traveler editors Megan Spurrell, Meredith Carey, and Lale Arikoglu (and sponsored by Bermuda Tourism), and is open to anyone who self-identifies as a woman. We'll kick off the morning with a live recording of the "Women Who Travel" podcast, featuring hosts Meredith and Lale in conversation with Austin hotelier extraordinaire and Bunkhouse hospitality group founder Liz Lambert. The live episode will cover how Lambert created her dream hotels—from the Hotel San José down the road on South Congress to the trailer park paradise of El Cosmico in Marfa. Then, spend the rest of the morning with us talking all things travel over brunch and rum swizzle cocktails, a Bermuda specialty.

Event DetailsDate: Monday, March 11Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (the podcast recording will begin promptly at 11:15 a.m.)Where: The female-owned Holy Roller, Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78701Food & Drink: Brunch cocktails and bites from Holy Roller will be servedTickets: Free, but an RSVP is required, which you can do here

Make a Long Weekend Out of ItTraveling from out of town? We say, make a weekend of it. Check out our comprehensive Austin city guide or this episode of our Travelogue podcast for tips on where to eat, drink, and rest your head while in town. (Tip for the procrastinators: if you haven't booked your hotel yet, the pickings may be slim this late in the game—your best bets will be Airbnb or new rental-hotel hybrids like Sonder or The Guild).